Late Surge Sends Pilots Past Ewu

Kweemada King scored a game-high 26 points and Lamont Daniels added 18 points and nine rebounds as Portland defeated Eastern Washington 87-72 in Cheney on Thursday night.

The game was tied 40-40 with 18:38 remaining before the Pilots (4-0) took the lead for good with an 8-2 scoring run.

The Eagles (0-5) closed the margin to 60-56 on a free throw by Mike Sims with 12:06 remaining. But Portland extended its lead to 80-62 when Kasey Slicker capped a scoring run with a 3-point shot with 6:43 remaining.

The Eagles never threatened in the final minutes.

Eastern Washington jumped out to a 20-10 lead after 7 minutes of play. But Portland fought back to take a 38-34 advantage at the half.

D’mitri Rideout had a career-high 21 points and Curtis Porter added 20 for the Eagles, who outrebounded the Pilots 37-29.

Greg Klosterman had 13 points for Portland.

Portland 87, EWU 72

PORTLAND (4-0)

Anderson 4-8 2-3 10, Daniels 9-11 0-0 18, Klosterman 4-8 5-6 13, Holton 2-5 0-0 4, King 9-16 6-7 26, Metoyer 1-3 0-0 2, Slicker 1-5 0-0 3, Rainwater 4-6 0-0 9, Palumbis 0-0 0-0 0, Stonehouse 1-2 0-0 2, Collins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-65 13-16 87.

E. WASHINGTON (0-5)

Porter 7-14 5-7 20, Groves 3-7 0-0 6, Dean 4-5 2-3 10, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Rideout 8-18 5-8 21, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Egan 2-4 0-0 4, King 1-3 0-0 3, Sims 2-6 4-5 8. Totals 27-57 16-23 72.

Halftime-Portland 38, E. Washington 34. 3-Point goals- Portland 4-14 (Anderson 0-2, Daniels 0-1, King 2-5, Slicker 1-4, Rainwater 1-2), E. Washington 2-8 (Porter 1-2, Rideout 0-4, King 1-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Portland 29 (Daniels 9), E. Washington 37 (Dean 7). Assists-Portland 24 (Anderson 5), E. Washington 13 (3). Total fouls-Portland 20, E. Washington 13. Technicals-Portland, Daniels. A-1,080.